Friday 30 December 2011

No 10348, Friday 30 Dec 11, Neyartha

Stumped by some annotations.
ACROSS
1   - Yielding to see harboured ship (10) - CONCESSIVE {CONCE{SS}IVE}
6   - Letters from a safari out there somewhere (4) - AFAR [T]
10 - Turkey censored adapted translation for the citizens (9) - NATIONALS trANSLATION*
11 - Sullen leaders in gathering find cover for the coat from the east (5) - GRUFF {G}{RUF<-}{F}
12 - Encounter game review showing approval (13) - ENCOURAGEMENT*
14 - A wild one might present a pointless chase (5) - GOOSE [CD]
15 - Alter the painting returned by the partners to the model (9) - TRANSFORM {TRA<-}{NS}{FORM}
17 - Cook doled tuna having small rounded lumps (9) - NODULATED*
21 - Band's contract with the absconding sailor (5) - RIDGE abRIDGE
22 - An astronaut's doctor's field of study? (5,8) - SPACE MEDICINE [CD]
24 - Picture on the salver (5) - PLATE [DD]
25 - Greek character's suppressing move to box the soprano's bridal collection (9) - TROUSSEAU {T{ROU{S}SE}AU}
26 - Request from a follower of Guru Nanak in recital (4) - SEEK (~sikh)
27 - Frank to train for the legal hunting period (4,6) - OPEN SEASON {OPEN} {SEASON}
DOWN
1   - Coming together to discuss about the abandoned quarter of the Belgian port (10) - CONVERGING Anno pending (Addendum - CONVERGENT - {CONVERse}{GENT} - See comments)
2   - Door notch shaped like a skeletal rod (9) - NOTOCHORD*
3   - Speak effectively on the intense chess rating system instead of the article (7) - ELOCUTE (-a+elo}ELOCUTE
4   - Location accepting Spanish article sent up with what Gandhi made in Dandi (3,4) -  SEA SALT{SEA-{SAL<-}T}
5   - Guts of the church artist under Latin power (7) - VISCERA {VIS}{CE}{RA}
7   - Learner misplaced missing note on display with defect (5) - FAULT F(-l)AU(+l)LnT
8   - Overheard American being made redundant in the argument (4) - RIFT Anno pending (Addendum - (~riffed) - See comments)
9   - Escape from the retreat after commencement (6) - EGRESS Anno pending (Addendum - rEGRESS - See comments)
13 - A measure of magnetomotive force (6-4) - AMPERE-TURN [GK]
16 - Sold defective frame for the dispatch counter to the veterans (3-6) - OLD-TIMERS {OLD-{TIMER<-}S*}
18 - Ferment and lighten (6) - LEAVEN [DD]
19 - Oriental caught by baffled Potter at the high vantage point (7) - TREETOP {TRE{E}TOP*}
20 - Drop limit for the Democrat for a short time (3,4) - DIE DOWN Anno pending (Addendum - (-t+d)DIE DOWN - See comments)
21 - Prosecute after the German rice is put out again (7) - REISSUE {REIS}{SUE}
22 - The lion's might be the biggest (5) - SHARE [CD]
23 - Stop usher's exhibition of the work (4) - OPUS [T]


11 comments:

  1. 1 - Coming together to discuss about the abandoned quarter of the Belgian port (10) - CONVERGING Anno pending

    CONVERGENT

    Discuss about = Converse
    abandoned quarter = SE
    Belginan port = Gent (Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial centre; famous for cloth industry)

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  2. 8 - Overheard American being made redundant in the argument (4) - RIFT Anno pending

    ~riffed (adj) : Usage: US
    Laid off work because the job position was no longer needed

    9 - Escape from the retreat after commencement (6) - EGRESS Anno pending (r-)EGRESS

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  3. What is the indicator for the deletion of 'R'? Is it just "after commencement" or is "escape" on double duty?

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  4. Msg from Ajeesh regarding Anno for 20D

    Limit = Tie Down
    Democrat = D
    short time = T

    Drop = (-t+d)DIE DOWN

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  5. On yesterday's clue: HOSPICE:
    This is a term specifically used only for care of terminally ill patients and I never knew that it can also apply to a travellers.

    See the excerpt from the Wikipedia below.It corroborates my view. However, one learns of new interpretations. Any comments?


    Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms. These symptoms can be physical, emotional, spiritual or social in nature. The concept of hospice has been evolving since the 11th century. Then, and for centuries thereafter, hospices were places of hospitality for the sick, wounded, or dying, as well as those for travelers and pilgrims. The modern concept of hospice includes palliative care for the incurably ill given in such institutions as hospitals or nursing homes, but also care provided to those who would rather die in their own homes. It began to emerge in the 17th century, but many of the foundational principles by which modern hospice services operate were pioneered in the 1950s by Dame Cicely Saunders. Although the movement has met with some resistance, hospice has rapidly expanded through the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere.

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  6. I thought the Belgian city was Ghent, and not Gent.

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  7. And since no one has taken a stab at today's theme yet, I shall do the honours: Geology; or perhaps seismology, to be specific.

    RIDGE
    PLATE
    FAULT
    RIFT

    Have I missed anything?

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  8. Thank you Suresh.
    Maybe, 'nodulated' cam also be added to the list.

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  9. Col./ Kishore,
    Happy to hear about the visit of Sankalak. Of course I would have loved to be there. A chat with him will always be interesting and informative ( as learned during the Chennai meet of S & B) Of course we missed meeting his wife at that time,who we learned is his better half more than just literally.
    Photos? Unusual of Col. to miss recording the event!

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  10. TH seems to have gone the Neyartha theme way on page 20 today in the Bang ED:

    Top center is a photo of the sea.
    Below it is 'Navy floats out first indigenous Aircraft Carrier'
    Followed by 'Nearly 100 Indian seafarers taken hostage in 2011 by Somali pirates
    And then 'Weapon technology to undergo a sea change

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